When A Stranger Kisses You

Chapter 38

As Yul was driving deeper into the village, just like the farmer said that the village can be complicated. Moreover, it was their first time visiting. He decided to park by the side and walk with Jessica to find the Kwons' house.

Jessica had her hand inter wined with Yul's as they walked.

"Luckily I'm wearing flats" she said

He looked at her and laughed a little bit. He was glad to have her who willingly spend her time with him searching for his uncle in an old looking village which is not her kind of place.

"Let's ask the lady over there" pointed Jessica

They saw an old lady sweeping the front door of her house. They approached the lady.

"Excuse me mam" called Yul

The old lady straightened her back and looked at the couple with a blank face. Why? Because he spoke in Korean.

"Yul, we're in America not Korea. Speak English" whispered Jessica

"Oh right" he mentally knocked his head. So he began to speak in English fluently, "Sorry to disturb mam but I have something to ask"

"For a second I thought what you Asians are doing here" the old lady came closer to them. "Just by looking at your face, you remind me of someone"

He smiled, "My dad?"

"Yes of course. Boy it feels like he's back from the dead" the old lady observed Yul from head to toe

Jessica didn't like the way the old lady looked at Yul so she linked her arm with his.

"My oh my" the old lady faced Jessica. "Such a beautiful young lady you have here"

Forget the way the old lady observed her boyfriend. The praise pacified her enough.

"Thank you mam. I am here to look for my dad's old house. May I know where it is?" Yul smiled

"Of course young man. Just go straight down and you'll see a house with a barnyard on the right"

"Thank you so much" he said and bowed

The old lady smiled at the couple, "You both bring me old memories when your father came home holding tight onto your mother's hand"

"Really?" Yul raised his eyebrows

"Like father, like son" chuckled the old lady

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After a long walk until the end of the road, they finally found a host just like the old lady described for them. They proceeded their way to the front door hand in hand.

Yul breathed in and lifted up his fist to knock it on the door. He knocked for the first and they waited. Then he knocked for the second time they kept waiting. Knock the third time, making them lose patience.

"You think anyone's home, Yul?" asked Jessica

"I've no idea"

He held the door knob and turned it, the door opened. They were surprised that the door wasn't locked at all. Without delaying any time, they both entered the house together.

"Is it okay to enter? What if we got the wrong house?" she asked again

"I'm pretty sure we found the right house, Sica baby" said Yul after he saw the portraits hung on the wall

There were pictures of his late father and uncle Minwoo when they were kids. Another picture was a family portrait of them together with the parents, which was Yul's grandparents.